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A version of this archives appears in print on July 22, 1903, on Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: FRANGE HOLDS ALOOF.; Government will Not Attempt to Influence the Conclave in Its Choice of a Pope. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe